Trolley-guide.



E. H. GAUVEL,

TROLLEY GUIDE.

APPLIOATION FILED MAY 20, 1013.

Patented July 21, 191% EDWARD H. CA'U'VEL, OF OIL CIT Y, PENNSYLVANIA.

TROLLEY-GUIDE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 21, 1914.

Application filed May 20, 1913. Serial No. 768,850.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD H. OAUVEL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oil City, in the county of Venango, State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trolley-Guides; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention is directed to improvements in guides or finders fortrolley wires, and has for its object to so construct a device of thischaracter that the usual trolley wheel can be easily and quickly guidedto the trolley wire by the conductor.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter so constructed that should the trolley wheel leave the wirethe conductor can readily guide the same back to'the trolley wire.

. With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in thenovel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangementof parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustratedin the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a side elevation ofthe device. Fig. 2 is a top plan view. Fig. 3 is a sectional view online 3-3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a similar view on line 44 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the trolley pole and2 the harp, which consists of the spaced plates 3 in which are securedthe opposite ends of the axle 4, and upon which is revolubly mounted thetrolley wheel 5, the same being of the usual construction.

To secure the ends of the axle 4, set screws 6 are provided, and arepassed through the threaded bores 7 formed in the plates 3 so that theirinner ends bear against the axle. The ends of the axle 4 extend slightlybeyond the outer sides of the plates 2 and have pivotally connectedthereto the fingers 8, the rear ends of which are inclined outwardly, asat 9, so as to guide the trolley wire to the wheel 5 when the pole ismoved upwardly and the fingers are in vertical positions.

Mounted upon the extended ends of the axle 4 are sleeves 10, the innerends of which are provided with spaced slots 11, and in which aresecured one of the ends of the leaf springs 12, the other ends of whichare connected in any suitable manner to the fingers 8, sald springsserving to normally hold the fingers in horizontal positions with theirwinding the springs 12 so that the tension thereof will be suflicient tohold.the fingers in horizontal positions.

To the forward ends of the fingers 8 are pivotally connected the arms 18of the yoke 19, the bight of which is provided with an eye 20 to whichis connected the trolley cord 21.

From this construction it will be seen that when the trolley pole 1moves upwardly under the action of the usual springs that the fingers 8will be swung vertically during the time the conductor holds the cord21, and until the trolley wire is guided to the trolley wheel, afterwhich the cord is released and the springs 12 act to return the fingersto their normal positions.

What is claimed is The combination with a trolley harp comprising spacedplates having an axle with its ends fixed in the plates and extendingslightly beyond the same, said axle having its ends formed withperforations, of fingers pivotally connected to the extended end of saidaxle, sleeves mounted upon the extended ends of the axle, said sleeveshaving slots formed therein, leaf springs each having one of its endsengaged in one of said slots of the leeve and its other end fixed to oneof the fingers, cotter pins passing through the perforation of thesleeves and axle to hold the springs in their wound position.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

EDWARD H. CAUVEL.

Witnesses:

DANIEL I-I. MOOREADY, ANTHONY J PITROFF.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, byaddressing-the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0.

